Feigenbaum

English

Etymology

From German Feigenbaum (“fig tree”).

Proper noun

Feigenbaum

A surname.

German

Feigenbaum

Etymology

Feige (“fig”) +‎ -n- +‎ Baum (“tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪ̯ɡənˌbaʊ̯m/
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Noun

Feigenbaum m (strong, genitive Feigenbaumes or Feigenbaums, plural Feigenbäume, diminutive Feigenbäumchen n)

fig tree

Declension

Declension of Feigenbaum [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Feigenbaum	die	Feigenbäume
genitive	eines	des	Feigenbaumes, Feigenbaums	der	Feigenbäume
dative	einem	dem	Feigenbaum, Feigenbaume¹	den	Feigenbäumen
accusative	einen	den	Feigenbaum	die	Feigenbäume

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Feigenbaum” in Duden online
“Feigenbaum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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